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August 18, 2005
League, union haven't talked about issue recently: If Bud is so excited by the idea that baseball can solve the steroid problem, the question is, "Why don't they?"
As I understand the rumors, they're waiting for Damon's and Clemens' failed test results to come out, then they're really going to get tough. All of the places that dabble in rumour-mongering are saying the same thing: Damon and Clemens get busted on Friday. If we make it to Saturday and those names aren't mentioned as being suspended, a whole lotta web sites are going to look foolish.
posted by grum@work at 10:50 PM on August 18, 2005
I heard the same rumor, although the concensus was that it wasnt Damon, but Gabe Kapler. He has always been suspected of being juiced, plus he played in Japan last year....probably because he got a heads up that this shit storm was coming.. probably thought he could clean up while he was there and some of it is still in his system... As for Clemens, things are starting to make sense...
posted by Craven Morehead at 10:56 PM on August 18, 2005
If there is a God, it's clemens. I don't have a whole lotta faith however (pun intended).
posted by justgary at 11:49 PM on August 18, 2005
It will be very interesting on how it turns out. I kinded of smiled when I heard that Roger's back is giving him problems
posted by daddisamm at 12:59 AM on August 19, 2005
yea i've heard about this, but what sites are speculating about this??
posted by gregy606 at 03:09 AM on August 19, 2005
See here, here and here. But see here regarding Damon. Heck, run a google news search on roger + clemens + steroids, sort by date and you'll get a whole lot of stuff from today in actual newspapers.
posted by holden at 08:03 AM on August 19, 2005
No freaking way! Clemens?!? Awesome. Actually, it's a little disappointing. He would go from the best pitcher I ever saw, one of the best of all time (he was on the All-Century team for god's sake) to a bum in less than a copyline. I could care less about Hollywood Johnny Damon.
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 08:15 AM on August 19, 2005
Ohhh ,so that's why Damon was hiding behind that Grizzly Adams get-up last season .
posted by evil empire at 08:33 AM on August 19, 2005
It does have "witch hunt" feel to it. I will wait to here the names "for real" before throw somebody under the bus.
posted by daddisamm at 09:35 AM on August 19, 2005
Bud Selig excited ? That's definitely an oxymoron .
posted by evil empire at 09:48 AM on August 19, 2005
As for Clemens, things are starting to make sense... Like all them kids with names starting with K? (they're gonna revenge themselves with decades of ugly ties for Father's Day)
posted by lil_brown_bat at 09:54 AM on August 19, 2005
No freaking way! Clemens?!? Awesome. If there is a God, it's clemens. I just don't see where the joy is in finding out a star baseball player has tested positive for steroids. I can understand not liking a specific player (for one reason or another) but a positive steroid test (especially for a inner-circle HOF'er like Clemens) is a real black mark on the sport. I like baseball too much to wish a positive test on any star player. Really, on any player whatsoever, but I don't think baseball looks all that bad when Alex Sanchez or Ryan Franklin get suspended. If Clemens turns out to be one of the ones testing positive, that's bad. There are only a few other players in baseball that testing positive for steroids would be WORSE for baseball:
- Derek Jeter - Tim McCarver would kill himself if this was true.
- Albert Pujols - Probably the best young player in the game today.
- Miguel Cabrera - Another superstar youngster.
- Andruw Jones - The current NL HR leader.
- Alex Rodriguez - The best AL player for the past 5 years.
- Ken Griffey Jr. - One of the good boys of baseball.
posted by grum@work at 11:17 AM on August 19, 2005
grum, it's a different world down here. You need to accept that some Sox fans are never going to forgive him for leaving us in a crappy paradox. He went away and became amazing again. But if he stayed, he probably would have morphed into Denny McLain without the jail time.
posted by yerfatma at 11:57 AM on August 19, 2005
If we make it to Saturday and those names aren't mentioned as being suspended, a whole lotta web sites are going to look foolish. It's Saturday and I haven't hear those names mentioned. Are we feeling foolish yet?
posted by tommysands at 11:55 AM on August 20, 2005
Maybe the internet is closed for new information until Monday which is probably why it hasn't come out yet.
posted by skydivemom at 02:47 PM on August 20, 2005
If you think I am serious about that post - I have some ocean view property in Michigan to sell you!
posted by skydivemom at 02:48 PM on August 20, 2005
Gee, skydivemom. You had me going there for a minute, honest.
posted by lil_brown_bat at 03:11 PM on August 20, 2005
Wait, how are you guys posting then?
posted by yerfatma at 04:32 PM on August 20, 2005
Maybe the internet is closed fatma, you never hear of the outernet? Ha
posted by tommysands at 04:54 PM on August 20, 2005
As I understand the rumors, they're waiting for Damon's and Clemens' failed test results to come out, then they're really going to get tough.